Ghost Brother {short story}

by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

Spooky Short Stories (1)

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So what happens after you die? Do you go to heaven...or hell? Or do you go to a special place fashioned just for you and based on the life you had lived; how you had treated people...what you did to them during your time on earth? And do ghosts really exist? Do they roam the earth and torment the living, persuading them to do things they shouldn't do? Two brothers and their tale follow...their journey through life and death. Their ultimate reward for the lives they'd lived.

I have to say that I haven't read that many short stories before. So, when I was able to, I decided to splurge and treat myself by buying two of the four stories in Kathryn Meyer Griffith's Spooky Short Stories Series for Kindle as a Christmas present for myself. show more These stories were originally released in September of 2012 in celebration of the Halloween season.

I like Kathryn Meyer Griffith's writing style and the characters that she creates. I have read seven books by Kathryn Meyer Griffith so far, and have many more of her books waiting on my TBR shelf. I am avidly looking forward to reading them as soon as I can.

Overall, I enjoyed this story very much. The characters were sympathetic up to a point and I never could pinpoint when Gerald - the 'Ghost Brother' in the story - had actually died. I know that both brothers had gone off to fight in Vietnam together, but it was never entirely clear - at least to me - if Gerald returned physically, or as a wraith from Vietnam to haunt his brother Bobby. I give this short story an A!
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Canonical title
Ghost Brother {short story}
Original title
Ghost Brother
Original publication date
2012-09-10
People/Characters
Bobby; Tessa; Grandmother Celie; Nicholas Benjamin (Nicky); Gerald; Mike
Epigraph
"In life we think of ghosts as rarities. We do not know that every rustle and squeak, every scratch of twig upon the screen or moan of wind along the eaves, is someone passing in the journeys of the night."

- ... (show all)>Quote from Cat Magic, 1986, by Jonathan Barry with Whitley Strieber
"We wonder what the origin of evil truly is, how it can affect and shape our lives...when the answer is easy to figure out...it's ghosts. Evil ghosts."

- Quote from someone; I don't remember who.
First words
Oh, I'd already figured out I was dead.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And inside the cell the ghost was screaming.

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General Fiction, Fiction and Literature

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